Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-11-04
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Reasons for Not Voting the Republican
State Ticket.

Inc pest reasons possible might he CIV
en-, why you should not vote the Rep
ublican State ticket, if time and space
would admit. They may be briefly sum-
med up as follows:
The Constitution was wholly ignored
in getting out of theiI seats the stuffed
ballot-box members of the Legislature
from Hamilton Countrywide it is BELLE
we'd, and so expressed by Judge Taft of
that city at the time, would not have
claimed their seats under the circum-
stances, had not partisan strife, worked
up by Sherman, John McClain and Fos-
ter in their strife for the U. s. Senate,
held them to the rack.
The court expenses of probably $75,-
600 to $4,000 saddled upon the State
to oust these fraudulent representatives,
was wholly in defiance of constitution
or law. and resulted in nothing except
to line the pockets of few political
lawyers, one of whom the Republicans
of the State had severely sat down upon
as n candidate for Governor few years
ago because he had charged against him
Sl1 900 for illegal indexing as Probate
Judge Of Hamilton county. All the
miserable subtirfuges of courts, such as
cost the citizens of Perrysburg about
100000 in the last county seat contest,
was resorted to, but without any prac-
tical results, the whole thing finally
hinging upon the purchase of Vallan-
digham, the Democratic Clerk of the
Senate, to perform little trick in re-
cording the proceedings
The legislation enacted after getting
in power was enough to damn the party
engaged in it. The saddling upon the
cities of board of three men to control
elections at a salary of SO, 900 each for a
few days work, with clerical and hall
expenses added, was to made a soft
place for party claquers. The law en-
acted authorizing the Governor to ap-
point boards TO select city officials,
smells strongly of Cesarism instead of
Republicansm. The saddling of State
Board of Health upon the people ut an
expense of $4,000 annually, was more
useless than II fifth wheel to wagon.
The raising of the Governors salary.
from $1,000 to $4,000, aud the effort
made to increase the salary OF the mem.
bers Of the General Assembly smellcd
strongly Of bcodleism and an .aristecrocy
of office holders.
The starting and the quick smother
ing OF the investigation Of the transac-
tions of the State Board, of Pub ic Works
IN the disposal of the States property to
railroads, and the legislation yet pending
at Akron in this connection, smacks
strongly with corruption in which it
looks as though many members of the
had hand.
The recommendation by the Govern
or to issue 100000 worth of bonds to
"make good the 5000, 0OO stolen from the
State by the Hoadly administrations
and the whole burden of the song being
the best plans to raise revenues from
the people to support the State, goes to
show that Mexicanizing n State is about
us expensive luxury to the taxpayers
as putting down open rebellion. No
time, during or since the war has the
state finances been in such muddle
and deplorable condition as now.
The side shows and false issues raised
the present campaign to di-
vert attention from such facts ms the
above-and the half is not mentioned
ought to politically damn any men who
would engage in them, at the expense
of the good name of the Republican
party.
Yon will have the opportunity next
Tuesday to pul your seal OF condemnation
npon this whole business, and thereby save
as far as possible, the reputation OF a once
noble party that has record that ought 10
he preserved from these Caesars. bush
whackers and John Morgan raiders.